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SPRING TERM 2020 MK Music Centre

Dear Pupils, Parents and Friends, A Happy New Year to you all and welcome to the start of another term. As usual it is a really busy term with a number of high profile events such as Music for Youth in Northampton and Milton Keynes, Brass Band contest in Rotherham, Festival of the Arts, and Instrumental Festivals. We wish all of our young musicians well in their performances. We have much to look forward to this term so please make sure you check all dates and information carefully within this newsletter. Have a great term! Best wishes Giles Liddiard Instrumental Leader


Music Centre Ensembles

Please help us to invoice you correctly. You must let us know before the end of THIS term if you want your child to stop being in an Ensemble next term. OTHERWISE you WILL be invoiced for next term, too. You can either do this in writing, by email or by completing a, “Stop Notification” on-line on our website: www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/musicmk

Sheet Music Amnesty

Please check bags, folders, instrument case pockets, etc ……

We are asking if students can please return any odd pieces of sheet music or parts from orchestra, music ensembles etc that you may have and are no longer

using. This will help to keep our library up to date and sets complete for use in the future.

Please hand into reception on a Saturday morning or give to the Music Faculty office, no questions asked!!

Year 3 and under - a parent will need to remain on-site while their child is attending activities.

Year 4 children - can be left while they are in ensembles but will need to be supervised if not attending an ensemble or while moving from one group to another.

Year 5 upwards - children can be left unsupervised by parents but need to be collected promptly once their groups have finished.

You are welcome to visit the coffee shop whilst on site. There are tables and chairs available.

Levels of Supervision at Music Centre


Friday 10 January First Friday evening ensembles of Spring Term

Saturday 11 January First Music Centre Saturday of Spring Term

Friday 7 February Last Friday evening ensembles before Half Term

Saturday 8 February Last Music Centre Saturday of Half Term

Friday 14 February Extra Youth Orchestra rehearsal (City Church)

Friday 28 February First Friday evening ensemble after Half Term

Saturday 29 February First Music Centre Saturday after Half Term

Monday 2 March Weekday ensembles re-start after Half Term

2 to 4 March Instrumental Festivals (entered by school)

Saturday 14 March Festival of the Arts - Intermediate Choir, Junior Choir, Midsummer Players, Prevailing Wind, Training Strings, Proteus Strings, Big Band

Sunday 22 March Music for Youth - Northampton (Youth Orchestra, Wind Orchestra and Youth Brass)

Friday 27 March Last Music Centre Friday of Spring Term

Saturday 28 March Last Music Centre Saturday of Spring Term

Saturday 28 March National Youth Brass Band Contest (Youth Brass) Rotherham

Tuesday 31 March Music for Youth - Milton Keynes Event - Bevardis String Quartet, Big Band, Junior Wind Band, Winds of Change Saxophone Quartet, String Orchestra

Wednesday 1 April End of Term Concert - Shenley Brook End School

Thursday 2 April End of Term Concert - Shenley Brook End School

Friday 3 –Sunday 5 April Grafham Water Trip

Monday 20 April Weekday ensembles commence for Summer Term

Friday 24 April First Friday Evening Ensembles of Summer Term

Saturday 25 April First Saturday Ensembles of Summer Term

Music Centre Calendar Spring Term 2020


We are pleased to offer a fantastic opportunity to Music Centre Wind and Brass Players! The Wind Orchestra is going on a residential trip from Friday 3rd April (After School) to Sunday 5th April 2020 and we are now able to open up this opportunity to all Wind and Brass players at Music Centre of grade 5 standard and above. The location will be Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire and the weekend will be a mixture of rehearsing and outdoor activities such as climbing, raft building, archery and paddle boarding. Visit Grafham Water’s website to have a look: www.grafham-water-centre.co.uk The cost of the weekend will be £150 which includes coach travel to and from Grafham Water, full board and all activity equipment, waterproofs etc. The initial non-returnable deposit is £50 and payable at the time of signing up. The remainder can then be paid in two further instalments of £50 on 1st February and 1st March 2020 or the trip can be paid for in full. We hope you are able to come! Places are offered on a first come first served basis. Please contact the Music Faculty for a form ([email protected]) or if you have any questions, please let us know.

Grafham Water trip Open to Wind and Brass Players Grade 5+


This year we are hosting our sixth Music for Youth Festival on Tuesday 31 March 2020 at the Church of Christ the Cornerstone. The day promises to be entertaining with a variety of groups booked to play, including our own Bevardis String Quartet, Big Band, Junior Wind Band, Winds of Change Saxophone Quartet and String Orchestra Our groups are on between 4pm and 6.30pm. Please try to come along to support them, entrance is free and groups perform from 10am through until 6.30pm.

Music Centre’s Youth Orchestra, Wind Orchestra and Youth Brass are taking part in the Music for Youth event at Northampton School for boys on Sunday 22 March 2020, we wish them luck! Please feel free to come along to support them, Wind Orchestra between 1.45 and 3.30pm and Youth Orchestra and Youth Brass between 3.45 to 5.30pm.

Music for Youth 2020

On Saturday 28 March 2020, Youth Brass will be taking part in the National Youth Brass Band Championships of Great Britain which are being held at the Magna Centre, Rotherham. The test piece this year is ‘Saint-Saëns Variations’ by Phillip Sparke. The band and their conductor, Phil Devine, will be rehearsing hard before they travel to Rotherham for the competition and we hope they have a successful day!

MK Youth Brass at National Brass Band Championships

Please remember to use the MAIN ENTRANCE and sign in with the receptionists when you arrive at Music Centre at Shenley Brook End. (This is a fire regulation.)

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Spring Term Festivals

During this busy term we will be holding three Instrumental Festivals for Primary School pupils who will play in either the Brass, Woodwind or String Festivals. This exciting event will take place on 2 to 4 March 2020 and will be adjudicated with certificates and cups being awarded at each event. The winners will be invited to perform to parents and friends in the Primary Music Festival concert on Wednesday 17 June 2020 at the Ridgeway. If you would like more information about taking part in the Instrumental Festival, please speak to your Music Teacher or school who will be arranging entry to the festivals. The Milton Keynes Festival of the Arts is Milton Keynes’ largest and longest running performing arts platform for amateur performers. Seven Music Centre groups are taking part in the event; Intermediate Choir, Junior Choir, Midsummer Players, Prevailing Wind, Training Strings, Proteus Strings, Big Band. They will be playing on 14 March 2020 at ‘The Venue’, Walton High. We wish them luck and look forward to hearing them perform.

http://miltonkeynesfestival.org.gridhosted.co.uk/


End of Term Concerts

We have the Music Centre ‘End of Term’ concerts to look forward to at Shenley Brook End School on 1 and 2 April 2020 further details will follow after half term.


National Youth Jazz Collective

NYJC provide creative learning experiences for young people who enjoy composition and improvised music. Build confidence as an improviser, composer and band leader. Play melodies, grooves, hooky bass lines and riffs without notation. Explore the most popular rhythms used in jazz, funk, Indian, folk, pop and rock music. The programme is open to anyone of any standard aged 8-18, no audition. To find out more or to sign up, visit the website: National youthjazz.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7014 2854

Fanfare Coffee Shop - need your support!

We raise funds to provide students with bursaries to attend Music Centre We will need a new treasurer within the next two years DofE student volunteers are welcome. We need people with a Costco card to help re-stock each half-term


Rock School dates Spring Term 2020

Spring Term 2019

Monday Rock School Wednesday Rock School

13 January 2020 15 January 2020



3 February 2020 5 February 2020

10 February 2020 12 February 2020

Half Term

2 March 2020 4 March 2020

9 March 2020 11 March 2020

16 March 2020 18 March 2020

23 March 2020 25 March 2020

30 March 2020 1 April 2020

Do you sing, play guitar, bass or drums? Want to improve as a musician? We have groups for each instrument and ability, from novice to advanced. Want to play in a band? Learn new songs and perform together every week with the guidance of highly experienced musicians. Play live in great venues! Make Music!! Based at Stantonbury Campus Visit the Rock School page on the Music Faculty website: www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/musicmk or google ‘MK Rock School’


Instrument hire is available to all pupils attending school in Milton Keynes or attending a Music Centre ensemble. Instrument hire fees are below and hire charges will be added to your termly invoice. Please note: You must return an instrument by the end of a term otherwise you will be invoiced for the next term’s hire.

Type of Hire Charge

First year of hire (standard and endangered)

£25.00 for the first term and £9.25 for the remaining two terms

Standard Hire, second year onwards

£22.40 per term

Endangered hire, second year onwards (bassoon, oboe, double bass, French horn and tuba only)

£16.40 per term

Infant Strings, Infant Brass, Endangered Project and Elfin projects in school provided by MK Music Faculty

Free for the first term and the remaining two terms are £14.00

Instrument Hire Charges

Hire instruments are intended to be used in the early stages of learning an instrument. Once your child has been playing an instrument for a while, you may feel the time is right to buy them their own instrument. It makes a perfect birthday gift and buying through the Music Faculty is a safe and economic way of doing this.

Below are the 3 ways of buying from us:

Easy Buy scheme - opportunity to purchase a brand new student level instrument VAT free and with the option of interest free credit from a pre-selected list of instruments.

Violin Purchase Scheme - specially set up to Music Faculty specification, VAT free and from a pre-selected list.

AIP (Assisted Instrument Purchase Scheme) Purchase upgrade instruments outright, VAT free.

(Please note to be able to purchase an instrument you must have lessons either in an MK

School, attend MK Music Centre Ensemble, or have lessons outside of school with an MK

Co-op teacher.. This is an HMRC rule )

Please visit our website: http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/schools-and-lifelong-learning/music-faculty-community-learning-mk/how-to-get-an-instrument

Buying an Instrument


IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE AT SHENLEY

Guidance for PARENTS AND STUDENTS at Shenley on Saturday mornings.

Parents and students should sign in on arrival and out on departure.

On hearing the fire alarm leave all belongings where they are and

evacuate the building as quickly as possible in a quiet and orderly fashion by the nearest fire door. These are clearly lit and your group teacher will be aware of their nearest door.

The assembly point is at the end of the school in the car park outside the side of the Theatre.

All pupils should line up in silence with the member of staff who has their sign in sheet from reception. (These are arranged alphabetically A - C, D - F etc.)

Please do not leave the site without making your departure

known to the receptionist

Emergency contact details will only be held at reception at Shenley for children attending Music Centre ensembles. Children having lessons with Co-op teachers, or privately, should ensure that contact details are left with the teacher.

Please note

Important Notice


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